History
History may refer to any of the following:
1. Internet history, also called browsing history or web history, is a feature found in all Internet browsers. It is a record of the addresses of the websites you have recently visited and data associated with those websites. The saved data helps make the website load faster if you revisit it. The saved data is stored in a place on your computer's disk, called a cache.
How to clear the browser history
This section contains a list of links to pages helping you clear the history in many web browsers on various devices.
Anyone concerned about their privacy or who wants to hide pages they have visited can clear their Internet cache (history). If you clear your Internet browser history frequently, you may also want to consider using incognito mode.
- How to clear Chrome history.
- How to clear Safari history.
- How to clear Firefox history.
- How to clear Edge history.
- How to clear Opera history.
- How to clear Amazon Fire tablet history.
- How to clear Internet Explorer history.
How to view the browser history
This section contains a list of links to pages showing you how to view the history in many web browsers on various devices.
Most browsers support the Ctrl+H keyboard shortcut to open the browser history.
- How to view Chrome history.
- How to view Safari history.
- How to view Firefox history.
- How to view Edge history.
- How to view Opera history.
- How to view Amazon Fire tablet history.
- How to view Internet Explorer history.
2. Linux command; see the history command page for further information about this command.
3. Version history refers to different versions of documents, spreadsheets, and other files because of changes made over time. Viewing version history allows a user to see how a file has changed with each version, view the changes made, and restore a file to a previous version. Version history is often available in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation programs. Some image and video editing programs may also provide version history.
4. In general, history can also refer to the record of past events. For example, in computer history, the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) began construction in 1943 and became the first electric computer and is what helped create the computers of today.
Anything that happened in the past is considered history. However, most historical accounts only cover past events that helped shape the future or were revolutionary for their time.